Commercial banking

Andrew Nakahata will replace Scott Wu as executive director and CEO less than a year after joining the organization.

Bond attorneys are eyeballing the possibility of attaching a tax title to the surface transportation reauthorization that could include issues of great interest to the municipal bond community as the appropriations process remains stuck in first gear.

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The White House said it will appeal a circuit court ruling allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain on the central bank board while her lawsuit challenging her dismissal is litigated.

Sandy Fernandez is vice president for social impact at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and head of Mastercard Strive USA.

Despite the expected rate cut, analysts will be watching the Federal Open Market Committee's actions for other reasons.

Utilities, and the local governments and states that house data centers, are wrestling with policy questions about who should cover the costs of the projected spikes in water and electricity demand.

Daily report for September 16, 2025

The Senate voted 48 to 47 to confirm Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board, just ahead of the central bank's rate setting committee meeting.

"This was a much-needed rally as the long end struggled throughout the year, but now has been pushed back into positive territory," said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities.

Infrastructure like vertiports may be financed with municipal bonds.

Lawmakers passed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's expansive energy package, including a bill to extend the state's cap-and-invest program.

A TIF fund established by the Alexandria Industrial Development Authority supporting a troubled hotel renovation project in downtown Alexandria, Virginia, is reported to be in default.

The authority's borrowing apparatus is maintaining a business-as-usual approach it embarks on a massive new capital program and fends off federal cuts.